According to Billboard.com, METALLICA's "Hardwired" has entered the Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks chart at position No. 2. The cut also landed at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart after less than three days of airplay in the track week ending August 21. It's the 32nd-charting song for the band on Mainstream […]

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix was interviewed on the August 22 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the making of PAPA ROACH's forthcoming ninth studio album, due in early 2017: […]

Following the 2014 release of Lacey Sturm's widely praised debut book, "The Reason", the former FLYLEAF singer has announced another deeply personal memoir, "The Mystery: Finding True Love In A World Of Broken Lovers" . Due on October 4 from Baker Books, the book touches on the topics of love, relationships, divorce, depression and suicide, […]

During a brand new interview with Focus On Metal, DOKKEN drummer "Wild" Mick Brown was asked about the reunion of the band's classic lineup for six shows in Japan as well as a warm-up gig in South Dakota. Speaking about the tension that still prevails between DOKKEN leader Don Dokken and guitarist George Lynch, Mick […]

Could there be any other time or situation when you would find legendary Oscar-winning-actor Robert DeNiro and thrash/metal pioneers ANTHRAX on the same bill? Likely not, so don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — tune into "Late Night With Seth Meyers" tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24. "Late Night With Seth Meyers" airs on NBC at 12:35 a.m. […]

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider spoke to Billboard about his new solo album, "We Are The Ones", which will be released on October 28 Red River Records (distributed by BFD/RED). Produced by Grammy-, Emmy- and Oscar-winning songwriter Damon Ranger, the record is described by Dee as "an album that is think part FOO FIGHTERS, part […]

MEGADETH played a short acoustic set for the band's fans outside the Four Seasons hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina earlier today (Tuesday, August 23). Video footage of the performance can be seen below. MEGADETH fall 2016 North American leg of the "Dystopia" world tour kicks off in Casper, Wyoming on September 20 and takes them […]

During an appearance on the August 22 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live", L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns was asked for his thoughts on the reunion of long-estranged GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash for the "Not In This Lifetime" tour, which kicked off in April and is […]

Swedish metallers SABATON celebrated the release of their new album, "The Last Stand", with a performance at their own festival, Sabaton Open Air. They not only had to say goodbye to their guitarist Thobbe Englund, but they also welcomed their new member Tommy Johansson (GOLDEN RESURRECTION, REINXEED). The band commented: "Thank you Thobbe, welcome Tommy! […]